debar

[ dih-bahr ]
/ dɪˈbɑr /
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verb (used with object), de·barred, de·bar·ring.

to shut out or exclude from a place or condition: to debar all those who are not members.
to hinder or prevent; prohibit: to debar an action.

Origin of debar

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French desbarrer to lock out, bar. See de-, bar1

OTHER WORDS FROM debar

de·bar·ment, noun

Words nearby debar

deb., debacle, debag, debakey, debanding, debar, debark, debase, debatable, debate, debauch

Words related to debarment

elimination, exclusion, omission, embargo, rejection, veto, refusal, prohibition, removal, eviction, segregation, separation, discharge, suspension, boycott, ouster, ejection, displacement, purge, banishment

British Dictionary definitions for debarment

debar
/ (dɪˈbɑː) /

verb -bars, -barring or -barred

(tr usually foll by from) to exclude from a place, a right, etc; bar

Derived forms of debar

debarment, noun

undefined debar

See disbar